Judo - Exclusive : He is coming back for the Open weight World Championship !

Who can weigh 198 lbs, be 5,1 feet tall and cannot wait to fight some 310 lbs babies ? There is only one ! It’s Mister Ilias Iliadis, officially retired since the Rio Olympics. The two times Olympic medallist and three times World champion is back ! He has decided to tease the « Big ones » at the Open weight World Championship in Marrakesh (November 11th-12th). A great Budoka challenge for an exceptional Judoka champion. In exclusivity, Ilias Iliadis tells us why.

Judo : Mixed team World championship in Budapest

After a week of competition, the World championship (August 28th-September 3rd) ended on Sunday in Budapest with the mixed team tournament. As for the individuals, Japan crushed its opponents in this new look competition and finally beat Brazil in the final. France and Korea took the Bronze.

By Ludovic Mauchien

Judo : World Championships in Budapest / Day 6

Japan crushed its opponents at these World Championships held in the Budapest Laszlo Sport Arena (August 28th-September 3rd) by winning 7 gold medals, which corresponds to 50% of the total. On Saturday, for the last day of the individual tournament, the French Teddy Riner won his 9th title in a row, Chinese Yu Song her 2nd one and Japanese Wolf her 1st one. Highlights.